# patriarcal
## Catalan
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin patriarchālis. First attested in the 17th century. By surface analysis, patriarca +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [pə.tɾi.ərˈkal]
* IPA: (Valencia) [pa.tɾi.aɾˈkal]
* Rhymes: -al

### Adjective

patriarcal m or f (masculine and feminine plural patriarcals)
* patriarchal
    Antonym: matriarcal

#### Related terms

* patriarcat
* patriarca

### References

* ↑ “patriarcal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

### Further reading

* “patriarcal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “patriarcal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “patriarcal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## French
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin patriarchālis. By surface analysis, patriarche +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pa.tʁi.jaʁ.kal/

### Adjective

patriarcal (feminine patriarcale, masculine plural patriarcaux, feminine plural patriarcales)
* patriarchal
    Coordinate term: matriarcal

#### Derived terms

* ultrapatriarcal

#### Related terms

* paternaliste
* paternel
* patriarcat

### Further reading

* “patriarcal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin patriarchālis.

### Adjective

patriarcal m or f (plural patriarcais)
* patriarchal
    Antonym: matriarcal

#### Related terms

* patriarcado

### Further reading

* “patriarcal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Occitan
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin patriarchālis. By surface analysis, patriarca +‎ -al.

### Adjective

patriarcal m (feminine singular patriarcala, masculine plural patriarcals, feminine plural patriarcalas)
* patriarchal

#### Related terms

* patriarca
* patriarcat

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin patriarchālis. By surface analysis, patriarca +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /pa.tɾi.aʁˈkaw/ [pa.tɾɪ.ahˈkaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pa.tɾjaʁˈkaw/ [pa.tɾjahˈkaʊ̯]
* (Brazil) IPA: /pa.tɾi.aʁˈkaw/ [pa.tɾɪ.ahˈkaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pa.tɾjaʁˈkaw/ [pa.tɾjahˈkaʊ̯]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /pa.tɾi.aɾˈkaw/ [pa.tɾɪ.aɾˈkaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pa.tɾjaɾˈkaw/ [pa.tɾjaɾˈkaʊ̯]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /pa.tɾi.aʁˈkaw/ [pa.tɾɪ.aχˈkaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pa.tɾjaʁˈkaw/ [pa.tɾjaχˈkaʊ̯]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /pa.tɾi.aɻˈkaw/ [pa.tɾɪ.aɻˈkaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pa.tɾjaɻˈkaw/ [pa.tɾjaɻˈkaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɐ.tɾi.ɐɾˈkal/ [pɐ.tɾi.ɐɾˈkaɫ], (faster pronunciation) /pɐ.tɾjɐɾˈkal/ [pɐ.tɾjɐɾˈkaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɐ.tɾi.ɐɾˈkal/ [pɐ.tɾi.ɐɾˈkaɫ], (faster pronunciation) /pɐ.tɾjɐɾˈkal/ [pɐ.tɾjɐɾˈkaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /pɐ.tɾi.ɐɾˈka.li/, (faster pronunciation) /pɐ.tɾjɐɾˈka.li/
* Rhymes: -al
* Hyphenation: pa‧tri‧ar‧cal

### Adjective

patriarcal m or f (plural patriarcais)
* patriarchal (relating to patriarchy or patriarchs)
    Antonym: matriarcal

#### Related terms

* patriarcado
* patriarca

### Noun

patriarcal f (plural patriarcais)
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### Further reading

* “patriarcal”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “patriarcal”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “patriarcal” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “patriarcal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “patriarcal”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “patriarcal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Romanian
### Adjective

patriarcal m or n (feminine singular patriarcală, masculine plural patriarcali, feminine and neuter plural patriarcale)
* Alternative form of patriarhal

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin patriarchālis. By surface analysis, patriarca +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /patɾjaɾˈkal/ [pa.t̪ɾjaɾˈkal]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: pa‧triar‧cal

### Adjective

patriarcal m or f (masculine and feminine plural patriarcales)
* patriarchal
    Antonym: matriarcal

#### Related terms

* patriarcado

### Further reading

* “patriarcal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10